Regional Integration and Trade in Africa [electronic resource] /
Ncube, Mthuli.editor.
Faye, Issa.editor.
Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey.editor.
This book reviews the current trends and challenges of regional integration and trade in Africa. It provides valuable policy recommendations aimed at stimulating the debate among the government, private sector and development community on the ways to promote regional trade for Africa's economic development.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book reviews the current trends and challenges of regional integration and trade in Africa. It provides valuable policy recommendations aimed at stimulating the debate among the government, private sector and development community on the ways to promote regional trade for Africa's economic development.
Machine generated contents note: -- Overview Chapter: Understanding Africa's Regional Trade; Mthuli Nucbe, Issa Faye and Audrey Verdier-ChouchanePART I: INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE PERFORMANCE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION1. Competitiveness and Integration through Trade in CEMAC Countries: Comparative Advantage and Contribution to the Trade Balance; Jospeh Parfait Owoundi2. Economic integration, Trade Facilitation and Agricultural Exports Performance in ECOWAS Sub-Region; Wumi Olayiwola, Evans Osabuohien, Henry Okodua and Oluyomi Ola-David3. The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Growth and Import Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Lanre KassimPART II: MEASURING TRADE POTENTIAL: THE GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH4. Market Integration in the ECCAS Sub-Region; De;sire; Avom and Mouhamed Mbouandi Njikam5. Regional Integration and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1993-2010: An Augmented Gravity Model; Edris SeidPART III: INDUSTRIALIZATION STRATEGY AND THE ISSUE OF DEINDUSTRIALIZATION6. Malawi's Trade Policies, Market Structure, and Manufacturing Performance, 1967-2002; Hopestone Kayiska Chavula 7. Impact of South-South and North-South Trade on Industrialization in Africa; Henri Atangana Ondoa and Tabi Henri NgoaPART IV: IMPACT OF CURRENCY UNION ON TRADE8. Impact of Monetary Unions on Trade: The Case of WAEMU; Ibrahima Camara9. Trade Agreements and Flows in ECOWAS: Is a Single Currency the Determining Factor?; Benjamin Ndong and Sokhana Diarra Mboup10. A DSGE Model of Trade and Risk-sharing Effects of Currency Union on Economic Integration of the CFA Zone; Thierry Kame BabillaConcluding Chapter: Enhancing Intra-African Trade through Regional Integration; Mthuli Ncube, Issa Faye and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane.
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